Bowed string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by a bow rubbing the strings. The bow rubbing the string causes vibration which the instrument emits as sound.
Despite the numerous specialist studies devoted to the origin of bowing, the origin of bowing remains unknown.[1]
List of bowed string instruments
Violin family
- Cello (violoncello)
- Pochette
- Viola (altviol, bratsche)
- Violin (violino)
- Double bass (contrabasso)
- Variants on the standard members of the violin family include
Viol family (Viola da Gamba family)
- Alto viol (alto viola da gamba)
- Bass viol (bass viola da gamba)
- Tenor viol (tenor viola da gamba)
- Treble viol (treble viola da gamba)
- Variants on the standard four members of the viol family include
Lyra and rebec type
Chinese bowed instruments
Rosined wheel instruments
The following instruments are sounded by means of a turning wheel that acts as the bow:
Other bowed instruments
- Agiarut
- Ajaeng
- Arpeggione
- Bowed dulcimer
- Bowed guitar
- Bowed psaltery
- Byzaanchy
- Chuurqin
- Crwth
- Đàn nhị
- Đàn hồ
- Đàn gáo
- Daxophone
- Esraj
- Fiðla
- Gadulka
- Ghaychak
- Giga
- Gudok
- Gue
- Gusle
- Haegeum
- Huqin
- Igil
- Imzad
- Jouhikko
- Kingri
- Kokyū
- Kobyz
- Masenqo
- Morin khuur
- Musical saw
- Neola
- Nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed fiddle)
- Ravanahatha
- Salo
- Sarangi
- Sarangi (Nepali)
- Sarinda
- Saw duang
- Saw sam sai
- Saw u
- Shichepshin
- Sohaegeum
- Sorahi
- Sorud
- Talharpa
- Tautirut
- Tro sau thom
- Tro Khmer
- Tro sau toch
- Tro u
- Umbang
- Vielle
- Violoncello da spalla
- Yaylı tambur
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References
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